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Conjunctions: 'và', 'nhưng'

Alexander StebnerCreator of Lingora · Updated 14 October 20262 min readComments

The two most common conjunctions connect words, phrases, or clauses just like English and and but.

01

'Và' (and)

links items or ideas together:

  • Tôi có một chú chó và một con mèo.

    I have a dog and a cat.

  • Anh ấy cao và đẹp trai.

    He is tall and handsome.

02

'Nhưng' (but)

introduces a contrast:

  • Tôi mệt nhưng vui.

    I am tired but happy.

  • Cô ấy nhỏ nhưng rất khoẻ.

    She is small but very strong.

Both conjunctions keep the same position as their English counterparts — between the two things being connected.

In the course

Sentences from Lingora’s Vietnamese course

55 of the course's 500 sentences use this, the first in lesson 13. A few of them, with the words “Conjunctions: 'và', 'nhưng'” is about in bold:

  • Tôi yêu chúng và chúng cũng yêu tôi.

    I love them and they love me.

    Lesson 32

  • Tôi có hai cái ô tô, hai cái xe đạp và ba cái xe máy.

    I have two cars, two bicycles, and three motorbikes.

    Lesson 33

  • Tôi đang mua một quả chuối và sáu quả trứng.

    I am buying one banana and six eggs.

    Lesson 43

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